Songs Of Thanksgiving

The holidays and Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, so I was thinking about songs that reflect this holiday spirit. Here are some of my favorites, both songs of thanksgiving, hope, and the pursuit of happiness. No doubt there are thousands more that I haven’t thought of or included here. You will probably have much better suggestions than these! Anyway, here’s a short list of inspiring songs.

l) Eric Whitacre: “Thank you god for most this amazing day” poem by E.E. Cummings

2) Eric Whitacre: “Three Songs of Faith: Hope Faith Life Love”

3) Mercedes Sosa: “Gracias A La Vida”

4) Mahalia Jackson: “How I Got Over”

5) Aretha Franklin: “Amazing Grace”

6) Israel Kamaka’wi’wi’ole : “Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World”